hopefullyslp20

Declined offers from University of Rhode Island, SUNY at Buffalo, University of Maine, Syracuse University, and Temple University this week.

Hey! My school didn't have a CSD or SLP major either, but I was able to take some of my pre-reqs at a different college through a consortium. I couldn't get them all done in time, so I only applied to three year programs. Cost is also an issue for me, so I looked at programs that might have some funding available. Syracuse offered me 30 credit hours of funding (which would be about half my program), Temple allows you to apply for TA positions to offset the cost (but you have to commit to the school in mid April, and won't know if you got the TA position until May), Maine offered me a partial scholarship and reduced tuition for being a New England resident (doesn't apply to you, but I think some schools do a western exchange thing where you can pay in-state tuition) Purdue (where I'm most likely attending) has several Research Assistant/teaching assistant opportunities and I was told that many of the SLP grad students who actively pursue funding are able to find some. I'd also recommend using ASHA's Ed find tool and searching for programs with no pre-reqs, you can then visit the websites of the programs individually to figure out more about their cost etc. I hope some of this was helpful to you, good luck!!

Withdrew my application from UConn today. I'll be declining some offers soon- hopefully in the next few days. I'm just waiting to be sure on funding first!

received an unofficial funding offer from a professor at one of my schools. This means I'll actually be able to afford to go! I'm so happy and once it's official will likely accept the offer

I applied to seven, but part of the reason I could afford that was a small grant my undergrad school gave me to help pay the application fees. It can get expensive! I feel like if you research your schools well and know you'll be a good fit you can probably apply to fewer schools. Good luck!!

I got into one of my top choices that I completely was not expecting to get into! This is my first year applying and I'm a partial out of field applicant (don't have all of my prerequisites completed). Also I have potential for some funding at a few of my schools, so hopefully I can even get a Master's without a mountain of debt! Congratulations to everybody on their successes!

I know this post is a year old but I was invited for a phone interview this year and I have the same question as the OP! Also, any general phone interview advice? They claim it's "informal" but I'm a little nervous!

Hi! I haven't heard back from anywhere yet, not expecting to hear anything until the very end of February or the beginning of March. Waiting is driving me a little bit insane, but at least February is a short month. I hope everyone who's getting decisions already is getting acceptances!

Finally sent in the last of my applications! I really hate the waiting but I'm feeling hopeful and trying to avoid obsessing. I'm currently finishing up my last semester of undergrad and work as a research assistant at my current school. I'm sort of an out of major applicant since my major was self-designed and I don't have all of the pre-reqs done, so I'm applying to three year programs with the hope of finishing early. Good luck everybody! Major: Speech and Language Science, Minor: Latin Overall GPA: 3.96// GRE: 160 V 149 Q 4.5 AW Applying to: Purdue University, Syracuse University, Temple University, UConn, SUNY Buffalo, UMaine, and University of Rhode Island Applied /Interview /Accepted /Waitlisted /Rejected

I'm also applying to UConn as an out of field applicant. My CSDCAS says "verified", and my slate portal doesn't have a status (but I did get a confirmation email saying my application had been received). I think so long as everything on the checklist is marked complete it should be fine. Best of luck on your application!